Category Archives: Bees

The Sting of Failure: What NOT To Do With Bees.

Posted on April 21, 2015 by SaltSpringSprout

No, I’m not going to apologize for my cheesy title. Is that a back-door way of apologizing? Anyway, failure hurts. It makes me feel sorta stupid and naive. We attended one beekeepers meeting. One. First lesson:  Don’t get bees if … Continue reading →

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Things I Would Tell My Mother

Posted on November 23, 2014 by SaltSpringSprout

I talk to my mom every few days. Since I haven’t spoken to her in a while, I’m going to use you as my pseudomom. I got a black eye out of sheer stupidity last week. I cringe at the … Continue reading →

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Bees!

Posted on March 12, 2014 by SaltSpringSprout

We are getting bees. I just got off the phone with Gib from Sunrise Honey in Clayton, Washington. He’s going to be making a delivery to Winthrop during the second week of April. I’ll be meeting him in Pateros to … Continue reading →

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